Directions to the Refuge

Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge

The Refuge is open year round from sunrise to sunset. Access to the refuge is through the main entrance off Hudson Road in Sudbury and through the north entrance on White Pond Road in Stow.

To get to the main entrance from the east, from Sudbury Center head west on Hudson Road for 3 miles to 680 Hudson Road (Sudbury). Turn right (north) into the refuge entrance drive at the refuge's sign. Parking is available about 50 yards up the drive. Continue along the drive to reach the Visitor Center.

To get to the main entrance from the west, from Hudson Center, head east on Main Street into Sudbury, passing the Massachusetts State Fire Academy. Turn left (north) into the refuge entrance drive at the refuge's sign at 680 Hudson Road (Sudbury). Parking is available about 50 yards up the drive. Continue along the drive to reach the Visitor Center.

To get to the main entrance from the north, take Rte 27 south to Fairbank Road, south (right) onto Fairbank Road, follow to Hudson Road, turn right and follow posted signs driving west to the entrance.

The north entrance to the refuge can be reached off of White Pond Road in Stow. White Pond Road is located on the south side of Great Road (Rtes 62/117) about 3/4 of a mile east of Lower Village.

Parking is available off Hudson Road in Sudbury, White Pond Road in Stow, and Old Marlborough Road in Maynard. Please be aware that vehicles operated by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service staff, volunteers and contractors, may be operating on refuge roads and trails.

Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge

The Refuge is open year round from sunrise to sunset. Access to the refuge is through two entrances off Still River Depot Road in Harvard and Hospital Road in Shirley.

For Still River Depot Road entrance: from Massachusetts Route 2, take Exit 38 (Route 110/111) south toward Harvard; bear right to stay on Route 110 at Harvard Center; and, turn right onto Still River Depot Road at the Still River Post Office. The refuge parking area is at the end of Still River Depot Road. Please use Still River as the town instead of Harvard for GPS navigation.

For the Bill Ashe Visitor Facility and Canoe Launch: from Massachusetts Route 2, take Exit 37B north on Jackson Road toward Devens; go through the traffic light and make a left on Givry Street; bear to the left onto Hospital Road; after passing by New England Studios, either make your first left into the Bill Ashe Visitor Facility parking lot or make your second left.

Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

The Sudbury unit is at 73 Weir Hill Road, Sudbury, MA – off of Lincoln Road where the Lincoln-Sudbury High School is.

The Concord unit is located at 179 Monsen Road, Concord, MA which is off of Route 62.